/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
 * Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 * later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see
 * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.loaders.lazy;

/**
 * Loader for lazy properties.
 * 
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
public interface ILazyLoader {
	/**
	 * Loads the value of the given property.
	 * 
	 * @param <T> The type of the declaring class
	 * @param declaringClass The declaring class
	 * @param bean The concerned bean
	 * @param property The property to load
	 * @return The value of the property.
	 * @throws LazyLoadingException If something went wrong during the load
	 */
	public <T> Object loadProperty(Class<T> declaringClass, T bean, String property) throws LazyLoadingException;
}
